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Bitcoins Among Subjects on UW Television Program Sunday

January 15, 2014 — A recent upsurge in
the use of the digital currency known as bitcoins will be among discussion
topics on the University of Wyoming news and information program “Wyoming
Signatures” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, on Wyoming Public Television.

Rob Godby, a UW Department of Economics and Finance
professor, will explain some of the issues surrounding the popularity of
bitcoins on Sunday’s program.

In another segment, Wyoming romance novelist Joanne Kennedy
talks about how her battle against breast cancer affected her writing. And
producer Steve Costin takes viewers to the eastern Wyoming agricultural
community, LaGrange, where John and Linda Borelli manage their cattle operation
despite John's loss of sight.

“Wyoming Signatures” is produced by UWTV of the University
of Wyoming Outreach School. Wyoming PBS can be seen over the air and via cable
or satellite in communities throughout Wyoming. A complete list of channels can
be found at www.wyoptv.org/channels.

Photo:UW Professor Rob Godby will discuss some of the issues
surrounding the increasing popularity of bitcoins. (UW Photo)